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Decreasing Test Time Through Process Optimization
This article is part of a series that reviews different methods for getting "a view from the outside" of your system - and managing those activities - by decreasing your overall testing time. The authors provide useful guidance in decreasing testing time by improving process through automation, and removing testing dependencies by decreasing shared resources, removing obsolete tests, running test efficiently, and by removing test to test dependencies.
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Applying the Rational Unified Process: A Web Service Sample
If you're new to the RUP or you'd like to see it applied to some new technologies, check out this article, which describes (and provides files for) creating a Web service that can be invoked using an XML-based protocol.
Investing Wisely in People, Process, and Tools
Before we make recommendations about how a customer should invest their time and resources, we must do a careful assessment of their development environment: process maturity, staffing, tool set, and other factors. Then, we calculate rough returns for developing these potential investment areas. In this article from The Rational Edge, John Smith shares some of the methods we use to make that careful assessment.
The Power of Unified Change Management
This Rational Edge article by Brian White explains Unified Change Management (UCM), a specific change management process developed by Rational in conjunction with our customers.
Tighten Business Processes Before You Automate
In this Rational Edge article, consultant John Wardley takes a higher-level view of the demand for instant business value, examining the challenges IT departments face vis-à-vis business process modeling.
The Paged Dynamic List Asset: Large-Volume Web-Based Data Browsing
Paged Dynamic List enables Web application users to scroll through long lists of database search results a page at a time. You can tailor the source code that accompanies this article to fit your application's needs.
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ClearQuest to the Rescue
Sometimes being in the middle of a problem can make you feel like you're watching a tennis match. There seem to be endless volleys between product management and engineering and engagement personnel to clarify exactly what the customer wants and needs, and what the development team can deliver. Luckily, using the right tools (and eye protection) can help you put an end to all that back-and-forth.
The Drag Coefficient of Test-Cycle Reduction
How do you reduce the "drag coefficient" in software development? Well, the best place to start is to determine what is slowing you down. Efficient software development necessitates a constant effor to optimize our systems and practices. In this latest article by Christian Buckley and Darren Pulsipher, they examine testing cycles....could your team be hitting the wall?
Forward and Reverse Engineering of Code With Rational Rose and Visual Age for Java
Shawn Keller of WaveBend Solutions walks you through setting up your VisualAge for Java IDE with the RoseLink plug-in in his final article in a series on Rational and IBM tool integration. Keller outlines the steps necessary to ensure seamless round-trip, reverse and forward engineering of your Java project using Rational Rose and VAJ. Imagine, one plug-in fixing your model integration woes, just like that
Improving Software Development Economics Part I: Current Trends
One of the primary goals of Rational Software as a company, is to apply what we have learned in order to enable software development organizations to make substantial improvements in their software project economics and organizational capabilities. This is the first of a series of Rational Edge articles outlining the key approaches that deliver these benefits.
Introducing RSAS to the Data Analyst
This high-level paper serves to introduce data analysts to the methods, tools and benefits of using AnalystStudio to create and manage data requirements and models in conjunction with the rest of the project team.
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JavaEdge: September 23-26
New York, New York. Top Executives from companies such as Sun, IBM, BEA, and Macromedia will be on hand to deliver keynote speeches. The conference also features a variety of Java-related tracks and an exhibition hall.
SIGAda 2001: September 30-October
Minneapolis, Minnesota. This conference focuses on the interaction between methods, tools, and languages, specifically on Ada. Featuring industrial experts, educators, software engineers, and researchers interested in developing and testing reliable software.
PSQT: October 8-12
St. Paul, Minnesota. The International Conference on Professional Sofware Quality Techniques. The conference focuses on software quality from a real world perspective, providing innovative yet practical solutions to software quality challenges.
Embedded Systems Conference, Europe: October 9-11
Stuttgart, Germany. ESC Europe is the only Pan-European trade show dedicated to the embedded industry. Featuring conference tracks and an exhibit floor showcasing what's new in the embedded world.
OOPSLA: October 14-18
Tampa, Florida. The annual OOPSLA conference is the premier forum in the field of object technology. One of OOPSLA's special attractions is the coming together of professionals from a broad range of disciplines, woven with the common thread of object technology.
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A Tale of Two Rhythms
Every couple of weeks, Rational Chief Scientist Grady Booch shares his thoughts here about pushing the outside of the software engineering envelope. In this installment, Grady talks about how you can address short-term needs and look at the big picture at the same time.
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